#526 DIGEST – game changers in pancreatic cancer, lipid guideline updates, and GLP-1/GIP endoscopy holds

#526 DIGEST – game changers in pancreatic cancer, lipid guideline updates, and GLP-1/GIP endoscopy holds

Author: The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast May 25, 2026 Duration: 1:00:07

Join us as we review recent articles and news featured in The DIGEST, including updated lipid guidelines, GLP1 agonists holds and procedures, the newest drug in pancreatic cancer, and discontinuing thyroid supplementation. Fill your brain hole with a delicious stack of hotcakes! Featuring Drs. Nora Taranto (@norataranto), Laura Glick (@lauraglick) and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).

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Credits

  • Written and Hosted by: Nora Taranto MD MSCE, Laura Glick MD,  Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Cover Art:  Nora Taranto MD MSCE
  • Reviewers: Emi Okamoto MD 
  • Technical Production: Pod Paste
  • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Show Segments
  • Intro and pun  
  • Lipid Management Guidelines Overview 
  • Emerging Treatments in Oncology 
  • Press Release on a new KRAS Inhibitor for Pancreatic Cancer 
  • Perioperative Considerations for GLP-1 Use 
  • Deprescribing Levothyroxine in Older Adults

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